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WABE 07/16/2024 06:24:00 PM: ...It has been about a year since Georgia launched a program offering residents medicaid coverage in exchange for work it's the only medicaid program in the US with a work requirement, as WAB Jess Mado reports it continues to see enrollments well short of state projections pathways to cover just adults who don't otherwise qualify for medicaid in Georgia They must make a poverty line income of around $15,000 a year for a single person or 31,000 for a family of 4, and they have to document 80 h a month of pre-approved work for volunteering or training requirements advocates say, are burdensome. Governor Brian Kemp's office says pathways needs time to grow. Initially, the state had projected as many as 100,000 sign ups in the first year so far. Only around 400 people are participating. Jess Madore, Wab News, the Georgia company that owns the savage rights to the Titanic, is undertaking its first expedition to the ship's wreckage in 14 years WABE's Melissa FTO ... * This copy is real time computer generated. Your keyword is highlighted, other text will vary in accuracy due to speaker dialect and audio quality issues.
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